Elton John - Skyline Pigeon (Ryan White funeral)

Ryan White December 6, 1971 -- April 8, 1990

On April 11, 1990,1500+ people attended Ryan White's funeral, in a sad chapter in America's history. (I wrote about it here: http://tinyurl.com/24xlu4m)
Ryan~
In times of sheer darkness and despair, you shone brighter than the most brilliant star and displayed a bravery rarely matched.

Happy 39th birthday to the little boy with the bright smile. Happy birthday, skyline pigeon...

Turn me loose from your hands
Let me fly to distant lands
Over green fields, trees and mountains
Flowers and forest fountains
Home along the lanes of the skyway

For this dark and lonely room
Projects a shadow cast in gloom
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the world outside
Thinking of the way
That the wind can turn the tide
And these shadows turn
From purple into grey

For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
He can spread his wings
And fly away again
Fly away skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

Just let me wake up in the morning
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and cry, to live and die
In the brightness of my day

I want to hear the pealing bells
Of distant churches sing
But most of all please free me
From this aching metal ring
And open out this cage towards the sun

For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
He can spread his wings
And fly away again
Fly away skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

~Elton John & Bernie Taupin

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